This was the first time at this park and most likely the last. First of all on the phone they were less then desirable, that should have been my first clue. The price for a campsite is for two adults and two kids, all others are extra. It's not like they have a lot of activities, if it rains, which it did, there is nothing. Check in is in the store so you have to wait in the line of kids buying candy and deal with a teenage cashier. When I asked for the activities list she said we only do things on weekends. Our site was nice enough, until it rained. In the morning we stepped out of our camper into three inches of water. We couldn't even sit outside. The campground was empty yet they chose to give us the lowest spot available so everything from the dirt road drained into our site. To top off the trip when we arrived home I spent an hour picking about one hundred pinhead size ticks off of my daughter. Not a relaxing vacation at all. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Butterfly is a smaller, clean, well laid out campground. It was wooded pretty well for privacy. The bathrooms and showers were very clean. The pool was immaculate and very large. We stayed Mon-Fri and had the campground virtually to ourselves. It was very quiet which we loved. 15 min to six flags, 25 min to the beach. The General store was well stocked and all employee's were very friendly and helpful. They should get rid of the mini golf as its in bad shape. We will stay again. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
We really enjoyed the campground. The pool and playground seem very nice, although we did not use them. The roads are fairly easy access, the trees are trimmed back nicely. Easy to get through with our B+ MH. One downfall is that the roads and sites are all dirt, which is somewhat messy. Our site was plenty big and there were good privacy shrubs between sites. Easy access to hook ups as well. We went to the beach towns for day trips, and that was an easy drive. Six Flags and Outlets are close by as well. We will come back to this campground. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This is a very nice campsite. The pool was just beautiful. The staff was very friendly and family oriented. We will definitely stay here again. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Nice and clean. Looked more like an RV parking lot with trees. Definitely big rig friendly. Just not a camping feel to the place. We will not be going back. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
The campground was clean and the staff were nice. The campground is sandy which was something I wasn't used to however, it really didn't present any problems except for more dirt in my camper. Maneuvering is a little tricky but you can manage. The miniature golf course is in disrepair and should be free to use. Hopefully the money they charge (not a lot, $2.00) will be used to fix it up. We stayed here to visit Great Adventure. I probably would stay here again, however I will look for a different campground first. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Great park, family friendly, friendly staff, clean and that movie screen was awesome. Had security keeping it family friendly at night, while still allowing fun. We had a great time and we shall return!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We camped here in a Motorhome.
This CG would get higher marks except for a couple problems. Main problem is that the pool is only open till 6pm everyday! This is the only CG we've gone to that closes this necessary activity sooo early. Most wait till at least 8pm. Remember some of us can't get there on a Friday till about at least 6. The other problem is no soap in the bathrooms. I know its trivial but most of us (I assume) wash our hands after using the bathroom. This is a great filler campground and one of the best in NJ. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Be aware that you will be charged $5 per hour if you check-in before 3:00 PM. We arrived at noon and had to pay an extra $15 in addition to the nightly $47 rate. Big rig access to some of the sites is difficult due the large number of trees at the entrance to sites. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This campsite had no curb appeal. Right off the bat it looked old and unkept. The staff was okay, not overly welcoming. The pool was nice. The playground was in need of a serious overhaul. Everything was OLD and needed replacement. The kiddie pool was filled in with sand and the play toys were so old that some of them had sharp edges that might produce injuries. Bathrooms were old and smelly, somewhat clean. The C/G did not have activities planned for Sunday. There were many trailers there that looked like they were left there to rot so it seemed like a dumping ground for old trailers. Some sites looked awful (messy and filthy) and it didn't seem to bother the staff because these particular sites have been like that for a long time. How do I know this... the tires of the camper were halfway sunk into the ground. It did not present a good appearance. I will not camp here again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Scary place. Limited store, run-down appearance. We ended up driving home and not checking in. Pool looked clean and fairly nice, but everything else was horrible looking. Really needs a make-over...badly. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
My children had a great time at Indian Rock. They really enjoyed the pool which was clean and sparkling. We have camped here before and will camp here again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
I stayed at indian rock for memorial day weekend. you can notice right away that the restrooms have been remodeled, along with the mini golf, lodge, and the pool looks great. It was very clean, the staff was so helpful with helping us find were we needed to go. w/e/s on most of the sites. There were alot of big rigs in there and we were only a couple of minutes from six flags. My family & I will be back at indian rock. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 2 / 10 ]
August 2005
$42
The toilets we leaking across the bathroom. The shower's were rusty. The place was generally broken down. At the front office broken trucks were parked on the grass and cars with no license plates were in the parking lot near the front door of the check-in building. Just scary. They run a haunted hay ride, it must be very scary. The clerk seemed more interested in making sure we knew what we couldn't do, than telling us about what we could do (for fun). We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
This place is a full time campground which has the poor living there full time. The park will actually rent you a trailer to live in. While we were there we learned the town has been trying to close this place for years, due to problems with drug traffic and other crime. I live in town and used to buy propane there and dump, until we stayed there for a weekend on a shakedown trip before going out. Big mistake. Bypass this one! We camped here in a Truck Camper.
Review Rating
[ 1 / 10 ]
2002
$30
While we are new at camping, this appeared to be a trailer park (i.e. cheap place to live), NOT someplace you would want to go for a pleasant visit. The place was filthy (both the grounds and facilities), our "new to us" 1985 RV was probably the newest rig there; the clerk was very disorganized/disoriented (not knowing which sites were available or even where they were); we did NOT feel safe and could not let our two 12 year olds
"wander" far for safety purposes. We camped here in a camper.
Wether you like a busy activity filled day or rest and relaxation, this is the place for you. The staff is very helpful and will accomodate any reasonable request. The campground actually feels like a campground rather than a parking lot with trees like some of the other campgrounds in the area. If you like it quiet, then don't get a site anywhere near the pavilion. But if you like music and being in the middle of all the childrens activities and easy access to their huge swimming pool, then the pavilion area is the place for you. If you have a big rig they have plenty of room for you, just make sure you tell them in advance. The only cons here are there are no sewer hookups but pump outs are done during the week and there is a dumping station right by the exit. We had our family reunion there this weekend and they had Xmas in July and the kids loved it. We will definitely be going back. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This place was a slum. The most disgusting campground I have ever seen. It was so bad that upon pulling in, looking around, we left and never looked back. Roads had ruts that were 2 feet deep in spots. Narrow, winding dirt roads that would be impossible to navigate with anything other than a very small camper. Playground had serious outdated, dangerous equipment, also broken and cracked Little Tykes equipment that could really hurt a kid. Mini golf was so old and run down, not worth playing. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Roads are poor. Lots of ruts. Directional signs not followed. Quiet time at this campground isn't until 11pm. Campground staff was OK upon check-in but did not respect quiet of others. One of the nights we were there, music started blaring (around 8p) and one of our family members finally got tired of listening to it and asked for the music to be turned down (around 9p) so that we could enjoy an enjoyable time with family and not be overtaken by the loud music. We were about a football field away and it was being played in a pavilion on the other side of the campground store. Staff just stated quiet time wasn't until 11pm, did nothing and told my family member to check with the DJ. Family member then went to the DJ to ask to please turn the music down some which a reply was given that she didn't know how to turn it down but funny how she was able to turn it up! Another thing is that there was no one in the pavilion listening to the music and the person who went to asked to turn down the music said it hurt his ears! The DJ did finally turn it down a little and it was finally shut down around 10:30p. If the campground doesn't respect the quiet time to those paying for their sites, they don't deserve our business. We won't be going back. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Although this campground was one week shy of their open season, it wasn't all that bad. Green pool, pine needles all over the miniature golf area and few or broken paddles for the boats. The store was full of dust but I liked my site which made it all work out and the kids were able to fish. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Poor dirt roads in need of serious repair, not a big rig friendly spot, 30 amps service, supposedly new owners. Fuse box is locked, so you have to call when you blow a fuse, can't turn off power before you hook/un hook. If you like dirty sandy, shady sites with lousy access then this is for you. The place was filthy, roads were narrow. I don't know how some of the people even got into their sites We camped here in a Motorhome.
We had a real nice site at the end of a row, which had more room to "stretch" out in. The draw back was the sewer hook up was too far away and we couldn't back up the trailer any further because there was a tree in the way. Other than that, the pools were nice, the people were friendly and the campground clean. We will definitely stay there again. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
A large group of us went to Tip Tam for Mother's Day weekend. We have been camping as a group for several years and have been to numerous places. Well, we were very dissatisfied with Tip Tam. We rented 7 campsites, 2 cabins and 6 RV rentals. We had about 50 people, 21 were smaller children. We went to Tip Tam because of the website info. It seemed like a fun place. However, management was very unfriendly. They kept complaining about us being too noisy while we sat around our campfires talking amongst ourselves. (and before quiet time). They advertise pedal carts with a picture yet they had only one. Bring plenty of change for the showers, you'll need them just to wait for the hot water. Cabins are not heated (and it got cold at night), I don't think that's too comfortable. Very close to the road. We did have fun because of our group of friends but it would have been better at a nicer place. If you want to camp at a place that you can't talk, can't play music (at a normal volume) and have no activities, this is your campground. But if you want to have fun, go somewhere else. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 1 / 10 ]
April 2007
$35
I camped here because it was close to a car "swap" meet in Englishtown and close to Great Adventure. They supposedly are a pet friendly campground but when we checked in they said that pets aren't allowed in the park. I took this as any public area which is understandable. When I had my dog on his leash right outside of my site the woman from the office rushed up to me in a golf cart and rudely said "I told you NO DOGS can be off your campsite." Apparently the whole campground to them is considered a "park." If it wasn't for it being Saturday already I would have packed up and left. The rest of the time this woman kept watching us no matter what we did. Be sure I have been telling everyone that I know this campground is not pet friendly as they advertise. Most people I know take their pets and appreciate the info. I will never go to this "park" again. One other thing is the sewer connection was so far away that even with a 20' hose it didn't reach without holding it. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
This is a great place to camp with kids! There are planned activities all day long every day. Sites are on the small side, and not much privacy between sites but that is just a small set back with all the activites the place has to offer for kids. The store was not well stocked, but local stores were just a hop skip and a jump away and had better prices. Sites are a sandy dirt so a grass mat is a must! Really enjoyed our stay there We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
We camped here because we thought both of our boys were going to bring friends and they allow tents. The CG is basic. Site we had was Lilac and it was a good size and fairly easy to get into. Negative was that we could not reach the sewer connection because of placement. The store was stocked well, good activities on Sat & Sunday with a band and DJ. The owners were very nice. The big negative that dropped the score on this CG is that there is only 1 bath house for the entire CG. 3 showers and very tight stalls for you know what. If not for this, we would have rated it an 8. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
This campground would have been fine if it hadn't been so expensive and called itself a resort. We camped here with four of our grandkids. The pools are nice and clean with a lifeguard, but they have tiny activity center combined with the store and no place for the kids to go if it's raining. There is no parking anywhere in the park. Not the store, pool, laundry. There were no activities at all although they did have a clown party on Saturday night which the kids liked. We picked this campground specifically because we thought if would have stuff to do if it rained. Okay campground but not a resort. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.